Then I drove home in the middle of the night. Alone on tar rivers oozing under heavy air. A 35mph speed limit. I was Heinz ketchup before squeeze bottles. I was a go kart with a governed throttle. Time itself signaled and passed; in a double yellow section, of course....

I used to wonder why it seemed that so many people had encounters with God while I felt He was too far away and inaccessible. Then one night in a church group, I said/asked something to the effect of “ok, so you always say to listen to God, but I never hear Him...

I think I’m going to shave my beard and do the daily picture thing so I can have a fun time-lapse video of the re-growth this time next year. The beard trend has been pretty fun, I’ll admit. I’ve worn some kind of facial hair since my freshman year...

This year’s birthday selfie was a little more difficult than the past few have been. It’s kind of hard to look at one’s self and accept the consequences of a year filled with stress and a seemingly non-stop schedule. I have more hair than last year....

I encourage that if you want to leave reviews for businesses you use something other than Yelp. Yelp borderline harasses business owners with unending sales calls, doesn’t offer good ways for owners to address crazy reviews, and in my mind discourages community....